Dr Molly vividly depicts life’s diverse aspects and an enigmatic “Dial” that determines destiny and directs all human endeavours, exclusively for Different Truths.

as in a
      monochrome
the dial stalks
      all follow suit...

the morns
       misty, soggy
rainy,
         alternated
by bright
          sheaves of
light, glistening...
 
days fringed on
       wistful longing
of something
           special
soon to be
        devoured by
the monotony
     of the mundane...
 
zestful cries
        thundering on
zealous
         compulsions...
be it for power
           dominance...
 
the average
            always on
on thorns of
      the inadequate
in ceaseless
       war against
            poverty,
disease...
 
the rich
      wriggling in
cloyed satiety
    extravagance...
 
the poet,
          the painter
the philosopher
         mapping this
topography
         vying with
interests to

          validate...
 
hah! the Dial
             decides,
stalks,
       all follow...

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, who writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 14 books,12 books of poems, a novel and a story book for Children. Her poetry with its unique style, has been characterised as "Ribbon Poetry." She has won several accolades which include India Women Achiever’s Award 2020.Her latest book, Water Sings over the Stones, won the best Poetry Book of the Year Award from ALS. She believes in the power of the word.

See Full Bio